Sugar Maple ACER saccharum Southern

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Botanical Name:

ACER saccharum Southern wings

Family:

Aceraceae

Genus:

ACER

Species:

saccharum

Location:

Southern

Common Name:

Sugar Maple

Height:

80-120 feet

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

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ACER saccharum Southern

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Characteristics

Timber Tree

Street Tree

Fall Color

Shade Tree

Crop Plant

Urban Tolerant Plant

Growing Info:

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.

Stratification: cold stratify for 90 days.

Germination: sow seed 3/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

Other: fall sowing in mulched beds is prefered to artificial stratification.

In a Nutshell:

* A decidious Tree growing to 30 m. more...

* A species of maple native to the hardwood forests of northeastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario, and south to Georgia and Texas. more...

* Better adapted to growing in zones 7-8 than the seeds collected further north. more...

Usda description:

Conservation Plant Characteristics

Acer saccharum Marsh.
sugar maple
ACSA3

Summary
Duration	Perennial
Growth Habit	Tree, Shrub
Native Status	L48 (N), CAN (N)
Federal T/E Status
National Wetland Indicator	UPL, FACU

Morphology/Physiology
Active Growth Period	Spring and Summer
After Harvest Regrowth Rate
Bloat	None
C:N Ratio	High
Coppice Potential	No
Fall Conspicuous	Yes
Fire Resistant	No
Flower Color	Green
Flower Conspicuous	No
Foliage Color	Green
Foliage Porosity Summer	Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter	Porous
Foliage Texture	Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color	Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous	No
Growth Form	Single Stem
Growth Rate	Slow
Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet)	20
Height, Mature (feet)	100.0
Known Allelopath	Yes
Leaf Retention	No
Lifespan	Long
Low Growing Grass	No
Nitrogen Fixation	None
Resprout Ability	Yes
Shape and Orientation	Erect
Toxicity	None

Growth Requirements
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils	Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils	No
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils	Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance	None
CaCO3 Tolerance	Medium
Cold Stratification Required	Yes
Drought Tolerance	Medium
Fertility Requirement	Medium
Fire Tolerance	Low
Frost Free Days, Minimum	80
Hedge Tolerance	None
Moisture Use	Medium
pH, Minimum	3.7
pH, Maximum	7.9
Planting Density per Acre, Minimum	300
Planting Density per Acre, Maximum	700
Precipitation, Minimum	22
Precipitation, Maximum	80
Root Depth, Minimum (inches)	40
Salinity Tolerance	None
Shade Tolerance	Tolerant
Temperature, Minimum (°F)	-47

Reproduction
Bloom Period	Mid Spring
Commercial Availability	Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance	High
Fruit/Seed Period Begin	Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End	Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence	Yes
Propagated by Bare Root	Yes
Propagated by Bulb	No
Propagated by Container	Yes
Propagated by Corm	No
Propagated by Cuttings	Yes
Propagated by Seed	Yes
Propagated by Sod	No
Propagated by Sprigs	No
Propagated by Tubers	No
Seed per Pound	6540
Seed Spread Rate	Moderate
Seedling Vigor	High
Small Grain	No
Vegetative Spread Rate	None

Suitability/Use
Berry/Nut/Seed Product	No
Christmas Tree Product	No
Fodder Product	No
Fuelwood Product	High
Lumber Product	Yes
Naval Store Product	Yes
Nursery Stock Product	No
Palatable Browse Animal	Medium
Palatable Graze Animal
Palatable Human	Yes
Post Product	No
Protein Potential
Pulpwood Product	Yes
Veneer Product	Yes

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